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September 22, 2022 | 3:53 PM
Flu season could be more robust this year
“It would amaze me if we have another mild season.”
December 28, 2021 | 5:34 AM
Flu is making a comeback in US after an unusual year off
Flu hospitalizations are rising and the first two child deaths have been reported.
September 7, 2021 | 12:16 PM
It’s time for a flu shot. Here’s what you need to know
With all the talk about COVID-19 vaccines and boosters, it’s easy to forget that there’s another respiratory virus poised to strike. We tackle questions about why a flu vaccine matters now.
October 8, 2020 | 7:55 AM
Could the live flu vaccine help you with off COVID-19?
There's a chance the vaccine could offer some protection against COVID-19 itself, says virologist Robert Gallo, who directs the Institute of Human Virology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and is chairman of the Global Virus Network.
October 1, 2020 | 8:03 AM
Don’t wait for a COVID-19 vaccine to get your shots — you need a flu shot now
The flu is not the common cold. It's much deadlier, and the influenza virus is constantly adapting to outsmart our treatments and vaccines. That's why getting the flu vaccine every single year is so important: the vaccine is designed to help your body fight off the strain that is developing this year.
August 4, 2020 | 12:20 PM
2020 flu shot strategy: get yours early in the season
Flu shots will be in stock at doctors' offices, pharmacies and supermarkets by early September.
March 6, 2020 | 10:50 AM
To preserve medical resources in case of coronavirus, people told to get flu shot
The more people vaccinated against the flu, the less the disease circulates, and the more medical resources are available to potential patients with coronavirus, which has no vaccine.
By Sarah Boden/WESA 